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Plains Hognose Snake

Heterodon nasicus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 76, February 72, March 82, April 156, May 96, June 46, July 42, August 43, September 51, October 55, November 71, December 69.
United States2,811
Texas859
Oklahoma273
New Mexico272
Colorado265
Kansas265
Canada150
Wyoming91
Arizona87
South Dakota85

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Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyColubrid Snakes · Colubridae
GenusHog-nosed Snakes · Heterodon

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